The purchase of a property intended to be the site of a pumping station for water from Hammond, Indiana was approved Tuesday by the Homewood village board.
The 2.77 acres were bought from Reliable Materials Corporation for $250,000. The land is in Thornton near 183rd Street and Thornton Glenwood Road.
About 52,000 cubic yards of soil are now piled at the property, but Reliable Materials agreed to remove it and bring the site to grade…
